Pipe Heating Technical Briefs

Impedance Pipe Heating - Hot Water Tracing Comparison

In this article a review and comparison were made between two unique process pipe heating solutions,hot water jacketed tracing and electric impedance pipe heating. The decision on which type of pipe heating method used for a given application is often made early in a project and often without thought beyond what was done on the last project. As described above, this is a missed opportunity to improve process performance and positively impact plant OEE, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and maintenance resources.

Burner and Temperature Oven Control (From PLC with Touchscreen)

Burner and Temperature Control can be easily obtained with a PLC and touch screen HMI. It eliminates the need for digital temperature controllers, pressure gauges, burner ignition switches and local LED indicators. The touch screen interface can be programmed to include all oven functions, such as:

Standard

Advanced

Bake Time

Loader/unloader

Temperature settings

Oven Overview Display

Conveyor controls/interlocks

Product tracking

Recipe Control

Temperature Trending

Utility Trending

Tray Tracking

Alarm History

Oven Data Acquisition

Other Features and Advantages

Oven gas train safety and purge circuits can be included with any central control panel.

Purge Circuit Control and Status Monitoring

Ability to cycle burners on/off in various stages from a common location.